taboret
- noun
- /ˈtæbəˌrɛt/
- The roll of parchment that rests on the taboret furthers the painting's appeal to a patron of either sex, for a partially revealed document that tells of the sitter's achievements was a common trope in eighteenth-century portraiture.
Examples
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She placed her drink on the taboret next to her chair.
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Yet incongruous signs of opulence abound in features such as the velvet-upholstered taboret, in the current style of Louis XVI, and, most dramatically, Labille-Guiard's attire.
Academic text (2007) -
It's on the taboret in the hallway.
Fiction book (1992) -
I rushed with the plate back to the kitchen and then doubled back to Short Papa, and sat down beside him on a little taboret that we use for sitting on.
Fiction book (1992) -
Recordings of Brahms's four symphonies were stacked on a taboret.
Fiction book (1998) -
He loves to sit on the taboret while reading his favorite book.
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The artist used the taboret to hold her paints and brushes during the creative session.
Synonyms
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2.3
A tall seat used at a bar or high counter, often with a footrest and no back
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3.5
A tall seat without a back used at a bar or kitchen counter
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9.1
A small clump of grass or a low seat close to the ground
A seat without a back that piano players sit on
A small light seat that folds for camping
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Etymology
Taboret comes from the French tabouret, which is a small version of tabour that means 'drum'. The stool is often round like a drum, so taboret became the name for a low, drum-shaped seat or small stand.